Defragmenting Community Health to Improve Outcomes

Fragmentation of care delivery systems results in patients falling through gaps in care, imperiling health outcomes and exacerbating health disparities. In a new Stat News article, Chris Dodd of the University of Washington School of Public Health and CMO of Emcara Health talks about how the Sea Mar Community Health Centers created an integrated approach to care that alleviated barriers to access for many patients.

According to Dodd, “The organization leans heavily on value-based models for reimbursement. Such models provide it with the flexibility needed to deliver care differently and to do what’s best for each patient while remaining financially stable. Value-based models allow the plan to invest in areas of need and to direct resources to patients who are at highest risk.”

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(Source: Stat News, April 5^th, 2023)